Gordon Brown's speech to both houses in Washington is the main story for both the Guardian and the Telegraph.
The Guardain says that he invoked the spirit of American optimism as he challenged Congress to let Barack Obama lead the world away from self-defeating protectionism and the perils of irreversible climate change.
The Telegraph reports that he attempted to establish himself as an international statesman with the vision to lead the world out of recession but it adds
he also laid down a challenge to the US not to retreat into protectionism and to help to protect the world's poor, calling on America's politicians to join him in forging a global agreement to solve the financial crisis.
The Independent has a new warning from the financial markets.The paper says that
A spate of Bernard Madoff-style scams that threaten to bring misery to thousands of investors is being investigated by police and the Serious Fraud Office, Bogus investment schemes have been uncovered by investigators focusing on crime resulting from the credit crunch.
The Times leads with the news that the Audit Commission will reveal today that Tens of thousands of children are at risk of abuse and neglect, with a quarter of councils providing inadequate or minimal services for young people.
The paper reports that
The performance league tables show that the standard of children’s services fell across England last year. Only 13 councils showed improvement; the ratings of 22 fell.
Both the Mirror and the Sun lead with the conviction of the killer of Rob Knox,the Sun says that the mother of murdered Harry Potter star Rob Knox blasted her son’s killer last night — saying: “I hope he suffers in jail.”
Whilst the Mirror says that it has emerged that two months before Mr Knox's murder, complaints were made to police that Bishop had attempted to rob and then burgled another youth.
Crime is on the front of the Mail as it reports that murderers freed from life sentences under Labour have committed a string of rapes and killings.
Finally the Express reports that ITV is to ditch some of the nation’s favourite television programmes while axing 600 jobs.
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